VENTRICULUS


Meaning of VENTRICULUS in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_ləs noun

( plural ventricu·li -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, stomach, ventricle of the heart — more at ventricle

: a ventricle that functions or is viewed as functioning in digestion: as

a. : stomach

b. : gizzard 1a

c. : the digestive part of an insect's stomach usually immediately behind the proventriculus

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